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george w. bush made decisions cheney presented to him. what happened is that architecture got out of his control. before that he was powerful. not in the sense he was a puppet master but he set up decisions that it only made sense for george w. bush to go in the way cheney would have wanted him to go. is that an incorrect interpretation of it? >> that's a fair point. president bush gave him this role. he said to vice president cheney you set up the transition, you set up the beginning of the administration with people he knows and trusts around various places. he gives the vice president his own staffer the same rank as the president's staffers. the vice president gets an extra office on capitol hill nobody had on the house side. all these different tools of power that vice president cheney knows how to wield. he's able to guide president bush who at that point is leaning on him a lot in a very effective way. he has had one-on-one meeting with him meeting with him every week. people said cheney was not the big voice in most of these meeti
george w. bush made decisions cheney presented to him. what happened is that architecture got out of his control. before that he was powerful. not in the sense he was a puppet master but he set up decisions that it only made sense for george w. bush to go in the way cheney would have wanted him to go. is that an incorrect interpretation of it? >> that's a fair point. president bush gave him this role. he said to vice president cheney you set up the transition, you set up the beginning of...
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if dick cheney were doing this, if we found out that george w. bush and dick cheney were doing this, nobody would bat an eyelash. >> they were in 2002. >> nobody bats an eyelash about it, right? but when the constitutional scholar, the idealist, the poetic man -- >> she grew up in east germany where they would tap everything. so there is a cultural clash here. my own view about this i'm giving up. okay. take whatever you want. i think the transparency that one requires in this new media and in this new world, i'm just saying i give up -- totally given up. no expectations of privacy at all. >> just text the nsa stop looking. >> i don't even care. >> i'm reading your e-mails right now. >> someone probably is. it's easily done. i'm staggered by how much they can do. so at some point this is also a general cultural adjustment to new technologies and the ability to -- i mean, these are not documents on paper that are securely. these are things you can tap into anywhere. >> i was going to say i think one of the reasons there's not more public outrage a
if dick cheney were doing this, if we found out that george w. bush and dick cheney were doing this, nobody would bat an eyelash. >> they were in 2002. >> nobody bats an eyelash about it, right? but when the constitutional scholar, the idealist, the poetic man -- >> she grew up in east germany where they would tap everything. so there is a cultural clash here. my own view about this i'm giving up. okay. take whatever you want. i think the transparency that one requires in this...
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name the existence of george w. bush, he said. there is, without it seem to me, an obama derangement syndrome as well. do you think that one is any more acute than the other? have you been to be able diagnose more cases the other? >> well, to start, it was largely tongue-in-cheek giving it a serious diagnosis. as you know, when you try ironing in general, the iron is missed. i actually had a phrase. it came from howard dean and i write about it in the column. howard dean had been on a show and said that he was a little bit unsure as to whether bush had known about 9/11 in advance which is weird. and dean is a serious guy. so i had a phrase in there that said that dean was a little bit troubling to epidemiologists because dean was the first example of such a syndrome happening in the very state. now, because he's -- from vermont. that was obviously a clue that this was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. but on the serious issue, which is that there were people who were so opposed to anything that bush had done, yes, it applies to obama.
name the existence of george w. bush, he said. there is, without it seem to me, an obama derangement syndrome as well. do you think that one is any more acute than the other? have you been to be able diagnose more cases the other? >> well, to start, it was largely tongue-in-cheek giving it a serious diagnosis. as you know, when you try ironing in general, the iron is missed. i actually had a phrase. it came from howard dean and i write about it in the column. howard dean had been on a...
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everybody's forgotten when president george w. bush, a republican, put that medicare part d drug program in, it was more unpopular than the health care law and they had terrible problems with the computers. our side is not so ideological. instead of bashing and scream being how incompetent they were, we tried to help people understand the law and make it work. >> clinton begins another marathon day today at 10:15 in norfolk. democrats sweep the state in virginia and republicans get clobbered and it sends a real message to the state of the republican party and if republicans write that off, they do so at their own peril. democrats tried the same ignoring the signs that became the 2010 republican wave starting this virginia in 2009. so far president obama is yet to do a campaign event that was supposed to happen in the shut down, but shut down got in the way. could happen this weekend. hillary clinton will be raising money this week in california. kentucky senator rand paul will speak for ken cuccinelli. he has a libertarian on the
everybody's forgotten when president george w. bush, a republican, put that medicare part d drug program in, it was more unpopular than the health care law and they had terrible problems with the computers. our side is not so ideological. instead of bashing and scream being how incompetent they were, we tried to help people understand the law and make it work. >> clinton begins another marathon day today at 10:15 in norfolk. democrats sweep the state in virginia and republicans get...
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ari fleischer, the press secretary for bush, this is actually george w. bush's fourth term we're expensing now. in some ways that is true and disappointedly so. obama from the beginning surrounded himself with very conservative advisors. an economic team was considered a constellation of reubenites. his military team, his foreign- policy, mostly hawks. people like hillary clinton, robert gates, general jones. and his policies have reflected that. i see him as a more efficient manager of the american empire him and not somebody who is breaking with the empire. he doesn't even think in different terms. for example, he recently called for 13-year commemoration of the vietnam war, in which we are going to reposition our understanding of the vietnam war. that is very dangerous. of 18nt poll showed 51% to 29-year-olds now think the vietnam war was worth fighting. as an american interest. those people our age, about 70% said the vietnam war was a mistake or even worse. but the fact that younger people are not learning history and are seeing the vietnam war and m
ari fleischer, the press secretary for bush, this is actually george w. bush's fourth term we're expensing now. in some ways that is true and disappointedly so. obama from the beginning surrounded himself with very conservative advisors. an economic team was considered a constellation of reubenites. his military team, his foreign- policy, mostly hawks. people like hillary clinton, robert gates, general jones. and his policies have reflected that. i see him as a more efficient manager of the...
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do you think the former president george w. bush didn't know? >> i don't know. but i think he might have. i had access, sat in with him on obviously classified briefings, the daily presidential briefing, and i don't want to give anything away that i shouldn't, but i'm not, you know, there were obvious moments when there was information that could only have come from an intercept. we would be let's say preparing for a meeting with a foreign leader, and they would say we have reason to believe the foreign leader has on his mind, it intends to raise at this meeting the following points or following objections to u.s. policy. that could be an intercepted leader or intercept of one of his advisors but there is clearly penetration of a foreign government's internal communications. i don't know. maybe they never revealed that fact in their briefings of president obama but it would be hard, if they had that information and didn't, it's a little hard to understand. >> it's hard to believe that they wouldn't tell the president of the united states, especially as he goes i
do you think the former president george w. bush didn't know? >> i don't know. but i think he might have. i had access, sat in with him on obviously classified briefings, the daily presidential briefing, and i don't want to give anything away that i shouldn't, but i'm not, you know, there were obvious moments when there was information that could only have come from an intercept. we would be let's say preparing for a meeting with a foreign leader, and they would say we have reason to...
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george w. bush won about 44% of the latino vote. mitt romney lost over 40% of the latino vote. right after president bush left offense, half of hispanic americans had a positive view of the gop. look at the numbers now, 65% have an unfavorable view. those are not numbers that can get a republican candidate to the white house. that's just the reality. so i think like i said, i don't know what the correct answer is here, but i think we can alltel rubio is looking at the same numbers we are and figuring out what the heck do i know. >> let's turn to hillary clinton to see if we can read the tea leaves on what we've been witnessing over her schedule. she gave three speeches in three days last week. keli, politico suggesting one tactic for hillary is to go back to her 2000 campaign for senator. and then also, can you talk about that and how shaquille o'neal's endorsement of chris christie could affect the hillary clinton campaign? >> the 2000 campaign was a very effective one. i was an intern on that campaign and did a heck of a job fetching coffee and answering phones. but in all se
george w. bush won about 44% of the latino vote. mitt romney lost over 40% of the latino vote. right after president bush left offense, half of hispanic americans had a positive view of the gop. look at the numbers now, 65% have an unfavorable view. those are not numbers that can get a republican candidate to the white house. that's just the reality. so i think like i said, i don't know what the correct answer is here, but i think we can alltel rubio is looking at the same numbers we are and...
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w. >>> right now, the fallout from the latest revelations on nsa surveilance and what the president knew about the active operations. we're waiting to hear more at the white house briefing about to boo gin. also, right now, the obama care website is down at least across parts of the united states again. we're going to have the details of the problems affecting health care gov and a preview ahead of what could be a tough week for the obama administration. >> right now the ellis island museum is opening once again, seeing its first visitors since it was damaged by hurricane sandy last year. hello, i'm wolf blitzer reporting today from washington. we start with the fallout over the latest revelations about spying at the nsa and tapping of world leaders' phones. the big question people are asking now is, what did the president know and when did he know it. i'm joined by chief national security kurt correspondent jim sciutto who has been covering the story. crux of the controversy is what. >>
w. >>> right now, the fallout from the latest revelations on nsa surveilance and what the president knew about the active operations. we're waiting to hear more at the white house briefing about to boo gin. also, right now, the obama care website is down at least across parts of the united states again. we're going to have the details of the problems affecting health care gov and a preview ahead of what could be a tough week for the obama administration. >> right now the ellis...
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george w. bush when he first ran people thought it was his father. sarah palin, they have no shame. so i'm not surprised it's going to be ted cruz, better than rick santorum. that's what i'll say about that. >> let's take a break and come back and talk about two things dear to your heart, sex and drugs. >> wow. >> wow. >> either order, doesn't matter. and frustration. you'll find reviews on home repair to healthcare, written by people just like you. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. >>> now that a record 58% of americans support the legalization of marijuana, federal defendant has to hurry up and do something about it. come on, guys, i have to decide what i'm handing out for halloween. >> back with my special guest bill. people tweeting, well said tonight on health care. >> thank you mia. >> realtime, real opinion. >> congratulations on your new celebrity son. >> yeah, interesting. tell me this because you're the perfect guy to ask, why is it issues like gay rights and marijuana have moved so fast and so liberall
george w. bush when he first ran people thought it was his father. sarah palin, they have no shame. so i'm not surprised it's going to be ted cruz, better than rick santorum. that's what i'll say about that. >> let's take a break and come back and talk about two things dear to your heart, sex and drugs. >> wow. >> wow. >> either order, doesn't matter. and frustration. you'll find reviews on home repair to healthcare, written by people just like you. find out why more...
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w. bush as an aside at the end of an interview with helping him post he said that it looked like a car cyberattack and i thought a lot of d.c. insider types who you know when they say it looks like something then you know that's a good way of knowing that that's what they think happened but richard clarke said it looked like a car cyberattack based on how the car suddenly accelerated after crossing the intersection and you know in the manner in which it crashed and immediately exploded on impact you know i talked to the mercedes benz dealer who said you know one of our cities benz would that make and model year crash and a full throttle crashed the car olds in on itself and the engine actually drops down the strange thing about michael hastings crash was when he when he crashes the palm tree the engine actually ejected from under the hood and went about two hundred feet down the street which is unheard of for a brand new model receiving. a lot of interesting things surrounding how the ca
w. bush as an aside at the end of an interview with helping him post he said that it looked like a car cyberattack and i thought a lot of d.c. insider types who you know when they say it looks like something then you know that's a good way of knowing that that's what they think happened but richard clarke said it looked like a car cyberattack based on how the car suddenly accelerated after crossing the intersection and you know in the manner in which it crashed and immediately exploded on...
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it says -- 2000ll the turmoil in the election that ultimately led to george w. bush becoming president instead of al gore. as a country we need to take vital steps to ensure the integrity of elections. the first step is to ensure that legally ableo are to vote vote. that is a student newspaper. writes "i'd say the war on women would include calling them to stupid to keep an id to vote." another comment "all that necessary application can be expensive." and "isn't there a federal law that trumps these voter id laws?" lauren williams? questions.any in that baylor editorial, i think the writer said -- meaning to reinforce or create more faith in the system, i think step one of that would be to fact check people when they say voter fraud is rampant. there is really not a reason for , becauseot have faith voter fraud is not rampant. as calling women to stupid to hit their id updated, as a , it is a lot of work to get all your information changed. it actually is in some ways confusing when you think about you have to have your name on it that you have to change. it ce
it says -- 2000ll the turmoil in the election that ultimately led to george w. bush becoming president instead of al gore. as a country we need to take vital steps to ensure the integrity of elections. the first step is to ensure that legally ableo are to vote vote. that is a student newspaper. writes "i'd say the war on women would include calling them to stupid to keep an id to vote." another comment "all that necessary application can be expensive." and "isn't there...
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president obama came to power after two terms of george w. bush that did not improve american global standing. at the same time, the united states, as you said, remains the predominant military power, no question about that. the united states remains a predominant economic power. that's what putin basically was talking about at the forum. in terms of the roll of the financial system, we basically build it. we continue to run it. everybody depends upon us, including the russians and chinese. we, also, lucky to have adversaries and difficult partners who hardly could claim that with the united states, and none of them are attractive and more attractive system of government to follow, all of them have serious economic difficulties, other leading emerging markets, which looked like big winners a couple years ago, more than the share of problems, and the united states is, in my view, is a leading power and remains in my view the exceptional power. the problem is that even if you are the exceptional power, you have to act responsibly, and in the pu
president obama came to power after two terms of george w. bush that did not improve american global standing. at the same time, the united states, as you said, remains the predominant military power, no question about that. the united states remains a predominant economic power. that's what putin basically was talking about at the forum. in terms of the roll of the financial system, we basically build it. we continue to run it. everybody depends upon us, including the russians and chinese. we,...
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george w. bush when he first ran people thought it was his father. sarah palin, they have no shame. so i'm not surprised it's going to be ted cruz, better than rick santorum. that's what i'll say about that. >> let's take a break and come back and talk about two things dear to your heart, sex and drugs. >> wow. >> either order, doesn't matter. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look beyond the obvious. we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make success a reality. bny mellon wealth management. his day of coaching begins with knee pain, when... [ man ] hey, brad, want to trade the all-day relief of two aleve for six tylenol? what's the catch? there's no catch. you want me to give up my two aleve for six tylenol? no. for my knee pain, nothing beats my aleve. more than a new interior lighting system. ♪ it is more than a hot stone massage. and more than your favorite scent infused into the cabin. it is a completely new era of innovation. and the highest expression of mercedes-benz. introducing the 2014 s-cla
george w. bush when he first ran people thought it was his father. sarah palin, they have no shame. so i'm not surprised it's going to be ted cruz, better than rick santorum. that's what i'll say about that. >> let's take a break and come back and talk about two things dear to your heart, sex and drugs. >> wow. >> either order, doesn't matter. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look beyond the obvious. we'll...
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george w. bush when he first ran people thought it was his father. sarah palin, they have no shame. so i'm not surprised it's going to be ted cruz, better than rick santorum. that's what i'll say about that. >> let's take a break and come back and talk about two things dear to your heart, sex and drugs. >> wow. >> either order, doesn't matter. i started part-time, now i'm a manager.n. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. -wow! -that feels wow! [ male announcer ] oral-b deep sweep, featuring three cleaning zones that remove up to 100% more plaque than a regular manual brush. guaranteed "wow" from oral-b. #1 dentist-recommended toothbrush brand worldwide. guaranteed "wow" from oral-b. so if ydead battery,t tire, need a tow or lock your keys in th
george w. bush when he first ran people thought it was his father. sarah palin, they have no shame. so i'm not surprised it's going to be ted cruz, better than rick santorum. that's what i'll say about that. >> let's take a break and come back and talk about two things dear to your heart, sex and drugs. >> wow. >> either order, doesn't matter. i started part-time, now i'm a manager.n. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where...
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. >> george w. bush took like the peter king approach, the world was black and white. if it was furthering our aim of capturing bad guys, that was the end of the story. this president because he is conflicted in some ways he's not getting praise or doing the right thing by either side's opinion. he seems publicly sort of like he's not even sure where he should be did. >> i don't think he knows where he is. he didn't even know this was going on. >> come on, he knew. we talk honestly in public about what we do with intelligence, of course he knew. >> i don't think that makes it better for him not to have known. i'm not sure they would put that out there if it's not true. >> there's a factual question, if he knew and he and his team are continuing to misrepresent that, that's deeply problematic. they have the right and ability to not get into it. on the other hand, if you take the current statements at face value, they are also very bad for a different reason, the nsa is not keeping potus on the loop on the top secret with our allies and that is something which the presid
. >> george w. bush took like the peter king approach, the world was black and white. if it was furthering our aim of capturing bad guys, that was the end of the story. this president because he is conflicted in some ways he's not getting praise or doing the right thing by either side's opinion. he seems publicly sort of like he's not even sure where he should be did. >> i don't think he knows where he is. he didn't even know this was going on. >> come on, he knew. we talk...
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dana perino was the press secretary under george w. bush, the 43rd, president bush, 43, and this was happening under bush 43rd. >> i suppose. i don't get the outrage. i don't. i can mott believe the white house said we're going to have to curtail our operations, our intelligence, because they were embarrassed over a report. there's a reason they call it top secret. it is top secret, and i bet you any of these countries that are in any of this news stores are trying to do the sir same thing to the united states of america. i don't think we should cut off our options. >> that we monitored the phone calls of world leaders is okay. >> fine with me. i fine it very imapplause able -- >> who do we think we are monitoring the phone calls -- what if germany were -- >> you think they're not trying? >> i don't know if they're trying. >> you think the chinese aren't trying? absolutely. >> we're not -- we're on the same team here. >> yeah. >> what i'm asking is, what would make us think it's okay to listen into the phone calls of the leader of germ
dana perino was the press secretary under george w. bush, the 43rd, president bush, 43, and this was happening under bush 43rd. >> i suppose. i don't get the outrage. i don't. i can mott believe the white house said we're going to have to curtail our operations, our intelligence, because they were embarrassed over a report. there's a reason they call it top secret. it is top secret, and i bet you any of these countries that are in any of this news stores are trying to do the sir same...
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. >> it sound like another circumstance is what george w. bush referred to as the soft bigotry of low expectations. from the "washington post," eric, thank you for joining me today. >>> "reliable sources" has added a correction koecorner to its b where you can see where news reporters are correcting mistakes. you can go to cnnreliable o or #reliable. that's it for "reliable sources." if you missed any of today's program, you can find it on itunes. join us next sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern. "state of the union with candy crowley" begins right now. >>> the week in numbers -- six. the number of americans said to have signed up for obama care on day one. 42, the president's approval rating. >>> today, barack obama's downturn. the beginning of his lame duck era,or a temporary slump? >> come january 1st, and thereafter when real people regardless of politics are getting better services and better benefits and more security, this is going to be a different story. >> other numbers -- 22, the percentage of americans with a favorable view of republica
. >> it sound like another circumstance is what george w. bush referred to as the soft bigotry of low expectations. from the "washington post," eric, thank you for joining me today. >>> "reliable sources" has added a correction koecorner to its b where you can see where news reporters are correcting mistakes. you can go to cnnreliable o or #reliable. that's it for "reliable sources." if you missed any of today's program, you can find it on itunes....
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what report suggests that george w. bush tapped the phones of world leaders? >> when did this start? >> four or five years ago. about the same time -- >> 2002. >> 2002. >> the tapping of foreign leaders? >> yes. and so you have to apply the same questions to president bush, first of all, whether they do or do not know. and i think barnicle brought up the biggest point, and that is, is the nsa overreaching in its power? is this something people want done but they don't want to hear about it? you've got to look at that part of it too because we could apply this to a couple of different issues that we complained about or argued about on our set about the conduct of the bush administration. but i would say that most importantly are the important disconnect that i think is happening in this story is that people are thinking someone is sitting there listening to her conversations. the phone calls are being monitored. that's different than tapping the phone calls. >> if this was gene -- >> gene. am i wrong? >> i did write about this morning actually. >> oh. i was rea
what report suggests that george w. bush tapped the phones of world leaders? >> when did this start? >> four or five years ago. about the same time -- >> 2002. >> 2002. >> the tapping of foreign leaders? >> yes. and so you have to apply the same questions to president bush, first of all, whether they do or do not know. and i think barnicle brought up the biggest point, and that is, is the nsa overreaching in its power? is this something people want done but...
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jeffrey sachs and adviser to george w. bush, mark mckinnon. in washington, moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. i would like to say something for the record. >> what's that? >> the angry e-mails come directly from valerie and valerie alone. >> what are you talking about? >> nothing. when she's angry at you, she loves you. she has her own, she sends you very hateful e-mail at times. >> hateful, despicable. they are from valerie, alone. >> valerie has always been very nice. >> she's so, so nice. >> she's a lot nicer to me than i would be. >>> joining us from chicago, senior editor for national view and columnist ramesh ponnuru. >> something else happened on "morning joe" for the first time, we have been doing it since 1947. i think we may have at least three people that have voted for a republican in their lifetime. >> good god, i have hives. i have hives. >> two worked for them. i'm sure they voted for a republican candidate and ramesh and myself who never voted for a democratic president. jeff sachs, let's talk to you. i haven't had y
jeffrey sachs and adviser to george w. bush, mark mckinnon. in washington, moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. i would like to say something for the record. >> what's that? >> the angry e-mails come directly from valerie and valerie alone. >> what are you talking about? >> nothing. when she's angry at you, she loves you. she has her own, she sends you very hateful e-mail at times. >> hateful, despicable. they are from valerie, alone. >>...
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phillip merrill has had a long relationship with george h.w. bush, george w. bush and vice president dick chainny. merrill currently serves as the president of the xm bank, an appointment he received from george w. bush. >> guest: i was contributing editor to the washington taupe yang magazine -- washingtonian magazine for over 30 years, and i did notice my name off the masthead. i was never called. i never got a letter. so i called jack, and i asked why. and he said it was because of the bush book and because of the intimate details of their private lives. i said that's what a biography is. you never had any problem with jackie o., you featured it in the magazine. you never had any problem with nancy reagan, with frank sinatra, the british royal family. why this one? click. and so i do think it was because of the connection with the bushs. phil merrill subsequently took his own life, and his daughter is now running the magazine. but it is true, you do pay a price. you cannot expect to write a book like "the family" and then be invited to a white house state d
phillip merrill has had a long relationship with george h.w. bush, george w. bush and vice president dick chainny. merrill currently serves as the president of the xm bank, an appointment he received from george w. bush. >> guest: i was contributing editor to the washington taupe yang magazine -- washingtonian magazine for over 30 years, and i did notice my name off the masthead. i was never called. i never got a letter. so i called jack, and i asked why. and he said it was because of the...
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w. >>> erin, thanks, tonight the nsa phone-tapping scandal deepens and the questions grow louder about what the president knew about the operation and if he didn't know, why not? also today, a year after sandy people who need help rebuilding say they're being left high and dry a year later. look at these two, they stepped out of the shower and literally climbed out of jail, we'll update you on the escape and the ongoing manhunt. >>> first, more on the obama care website mess, what did the president know if anything, what does it say about how he governs? on many subjects, he is trying to project the image of leadership and personal accountability. >> the buck will stop with me. >> the buck stops with me. >> the buck stops with me. i'm the president and the buck stops with me. >> the buck stops with me, ultimately the buck stops with me. >> tonight, though, where precisely the buck stops is somewhat less than clear. when it comes to the long-standing phone scandal on german chancellor ang
w. >>> erin, thanks, tonight the nsa phone-tapping scandal deepens and the questions grow louder about what the president knew about the operation and if he didn't know, why not? also today, a year after sandy people who need help rebuilding say they're being left high and dry a year later. look at these two, they stepped out of the shower and literally climbed out of jail, we'll update you on the escape and the ongoing manhunt. >>> first, more on the obama care website mess,...
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everybody has forgotten, by the way, that when president george w. bush, a republican put that medicare part d drug program in, it was more unpopular than the health care law and they had terrible problems with the computers. >> over the weekend, yet another problem emerged with the site. a critical data center was shut down that's managed by verizon's terremark. it all comes as jeffrey zients promised healthcare.gov will be problem-free by the end of november. let me bring in carl bernstein and msnbc managing editor dafna linzer. good morning. >> good morning. >> don't you love bill clinton? oh, that computer thing, it will get fixed. but is he right? should we have expected that the problems that we've seen, carl, would happen? >> no, it's a colossal screw-up. at the same time that does not mean that the legitimacy of the affordable care act is undermined or should be undermined boy this. look, we've got to look at the fact that the republican party has made the central issue of its existence the idea that really health insurance for all people the
everybody has forgotten, by the way, that when president george w. bush, a republican put that medicare part d drug program in, it was more unpopular than the health care law and they had terrible problems with the computers. >> over the weekend, yet another problem emerged with the site. a critical data center was shut down that's managed by verizon's terremark. it all comes as jeffrey zients promised healthcare.gov will be problem-free by the end of november. let me bring in carl...
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w. there are reports that he's interested in realty tv. plus -- >> i don't endorse many politicians but chris christie is different. >> governor chris christie's surprise endorsement from shaq, when the most conservative in his own party are rejecting him. why the daily beast says it sends a message that should resonate throughout the gop. a lot of you have let us know your thoughts on the latest nsa dust-up. [ male announcer ] pepcid® presents: the burns family dinner. why would i take one pepcid® when i could take tums® throughout the day when my heartburn comes back? 'cause you only have to take one... [ male announcer ] don't be like the burns. just one pepcid® complete works fast and lasts. >>> we're back with breaking news, penn state says it is paying nearly $60 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands of former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. sandusky was convicted of 45 criminal counts last year, again, $60 million to be divided amongst
w. there are reports that he's interested in realty tv. plus -- >> i don't endorse many politicians but chris christie is different. >> governor chris christie's surprise endorsement from shaq, when the most conservative in his own party are rejecting him. why the daily beast says it sends a message that should resonate throughout the gop. a lot of you have let us know your thoughts on the latest nsa dust-up. [ male announcer ] pepcid® presents: the burns family dinner. why would i...
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. >> the special edition of sean hannity, george w. bush's ranch in crawford, texas. >> the suck and head
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everybody hates george w. bush. this is all we need for a brand new world. little did we know while he was giving that speech in berlin his people were bugging every office. think about the damage this has done and this is one more of those bush/cheney programs that this administration has taken to ridiculous lengths. >> the real world implications is massive. the damage has been done that's not just political but mic economically. the idea that the president doesn't know about these things over and over again -- i imagine people think it's a better explanation than saying he did know. that's hard for me to see how it's a positive. if that is true that's alarming. given that they are arguing this wholesale review we have not heard a revamp of this from the president. he made his speech, he made his press conference. he needs to go back and explain exactly what's happening. these revelations keep coming and more will continue. >> one more story before we go to break. over the weekend the affordable care act main website went into a bit of an overhaul. >> that
everybody hates george w. bush. this is all we need for a brand new world. little did we know while he was giving that speech in berlin his people were bugging every office. think about the damage this has done and this is one more of those bush/cheney programs that this administration has taken to ridiculous lengths. >> the real world implications is massive. the damage has been done that's not just political but mic economically. the idea that the president doesn't know about these...
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w. >> surprising. the debate continues on cnn.com/crossfire. from the right, i'm s.e. cupp. >> and from the left i'm allen schweitzer. >> erin burnett starts right now. >>> america spying on its closest friends. more questions about which world leaders are targeted by the nsa, and why the president claims he knew nothing about it. >>> plus a massive man hunt under wray tonight. prisoners off the run after taking an unusual escape route. >>> let's go out front. >>> and good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. out front tonight. breaking news under pressure. the obama administration has just authorized the release of more details about the american government's collection of telephone data. the director of national intelligence, james clapper just said this in a statement. their declassification is not done lightly. i have determined, however, that the harm to national security from the release of these documents is outweighed by the public interest. now clapper and other officials are al
w. >> surprising. the debate continues on cnn.com/crossfire. from the right, i'm s.e. cupp. >> and from the left i'm allen schweitzer. >> erin burnett starts right now. >>> america spying on its closest friends. more questions about which world leaders are targeted by the nsa, and why the president claims he knew nothing about it. >>> plus a massive man hunt under wray tonight. prisoners off the run after taking an unusual escape route. >>> let's go...
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w. we've had misunderstandings on one or the other side. different perceptions on certain issues, namely iraq, guantanamo or even climate change and other things. we always had a pragmatic way to find a solution. now we are at the level that european leaders don't only lose faith in a partner but also their face. so the face losing aspect of it is actually to take the example of angela merkel. she was defending the nsa program this summer. this summer. she was publicly defending it despite being in an election and it was not very popular. she defended the nsa program. and then to learn two or three months later that she personally was tapped and then to learn that actually the american president knew about it already in summer, that's one of the moments which i would consider being face losing relevance. >> you know angela merkel well. you served as her defense minister. how angry do you think she is? >> she is, i think, really disappointed. and she is very analytical person but she show
w. we've had misunderstandings on one or the other side. different perceptions on certain issues, namely iraq, guantanamo or even climate change and other things. we always had a pragmatic way to find a solution. now we are at the level that european leaders don't only lose faith in a partner but also their face. so the face losing aspect of it is actually to take the example of angela merkel. she was defending the nsa program this summer. this summer. she was publicly defending it despite...
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. >> i'm just trying to imagine what charles would say about this confluence if george w. bush were in the white house. >> i think that these two things are actually, in fact, separate things. i think that -- first, they are completely different agencies and time lines. the nsa thing has been happening over a very long period of time. the website issues happen over a much shorter period of time when they were rolling it out, the government was shut down. the president was distracted by the idea of trying not letting the country going into default. >> oh, h -- >> come on, ross. but they are separate things but you are right you take your lumps. they do happen at the same time and people will make -- draw a straight line between the two even if i don't think they should. >> does it raise the broader question, though, charges charles, that the president is out of touch? >> that's what i was trying to get at. i don't get that sense but it's something that could be embarrassing, your underlings have to make sure that you understand things are happening and you're in the loop. t
. >> i'm just trying to imagine what charles would say about this confluence if george w. bush were in the white house. >> i think that these two things are actually, in fact, separate things. i think that -- first, they are completely different agencies and time lines. the nsa thing has been happening over a very long period of time. the website issues happen over a much shorter period of time when they were rolling it out, the government was shut down. the president was distracted...
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w. the white house, though, so far has begged ignorance. but what exactly is the president's role? here's what we know. now hear me out here. a u.s. official tells cnn tonight that president obama was briefed on u.s. spying program, including the one that targeted world leaders when he took over the white house from president george w. bush. the official also tells cnn the president would have been told which specific countries were being targeted in those briefings. but then, a senior administration official still insists to cnn that president obama didn't learn until recently. so which of these sources are telling the truth? jim sciutto is out front. >> reporter: administration officials tell cnn the spying of loaders of close allies such as german chancellor angela merkle took place without president obama's direct knowledge. a senior official says it's not reasonable to expect that the president would have been involved in or necessarily briefed on decisions about individual intellig
w. the white house, though, so far has begged ignorance. but what exactly is the president's role? here's what we know. now hear me out here. a u.s. official tells cnn tonight that president obama was briefed on u.s. spying program, including the one that targeted world leaders when he took over the white house from president george w. bush. the official also tells cnn the president would have been told which specific countries were being targeted in those briefings. but then, a senior...
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w. the white house, though, so far has begged ignorance. but what exactly is the president's role? here's what we know. now hear me out here. a u.s. official tells cnn tonight that president obama was briefed on u.s. spying program, including the one that targeted world leaders when he took over the white house from president george w. bush. the official also tells cnn the president would have been told which specific countries were being targeted in those briefings. but then, a senior administration official still insists to cnn that president obama didn't learn until recently. so which of these sources are telling the truth? jim sciutto is out front. >> reporter: administration officials tell cnn the spying of loaders of close allies such as german chancellor angela merkle took place without president obama's direct knowledge. a senior official says it's not reasonable to expect that the president would have been involved in or necessarily briefed on decisions about individual intellig
w. the white house, though, so far has begged ignorance. but what exactly is the president's role? here's what we know. now hear me out here. a u.s. official tells cnn tonight that president obama was briefed on u.s. spying program, including the one that targeted world leaders when he took over the white house from president george w. bush. the official also tells cnn the president would have been told which specific countries were being targeted in those briefings. but then, a senior...
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joining us is the white house political director under george w. bush and the political consultant and former adviser to hillary clinton. richard, you're the democrat of the panel. let's start with you first. are you one of those who is critical of the way the obama white house has handled some of the issues? >> i think the critics should get it straight. is he this rather detached, disinterested kind of above the fray, dictator who is trying to take everybody's rights away? depending on the day of the week, you kind of hear one or the other. look. let's think about how he handled osama bin laden attack, right? he was on top of all of the information. his advisers were split. he managed that very carefully and it was very successful. now, if we had had, you know -- if he was looking over the shoulder of all of these tech nerds with the consultants that have been hired, the contractors by the administration to get this website up, everybody who is an opponent of the president would be complaining that he's in the weeds, he's not doing what the presi
joining us is the white house political director under george w. bush and the political consultant and former adviser to hillary clinton. richard, you're the democrat of the panel. let's start with you first. are you one of those who is critical of the way the obama white house has handled some of the issues? >> i think the critics should get it straight. is he this rather detached, disinterested kind of above the fray, dictator who is trying to take everybody's rights away? depending on...
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they don't want you to mention george w. bush. he gave us record deficits and have taken a while to dig out and people understand that obama inherited a bunch of problems. we have been patient with him trying to rebuild sxwr we a. >> we are talking about obama care. this has nothing to do with president bush, this is this president. >> why his numbers have been high despite some of the problems. i agree with you right now. this glitchy rollout has been harmful to him with people who like him and i think the overly broad assurances where he says nobody is going to suffer, we're only going to have winners under obama care. not one single loser. that is an overly broad assurance and it has come back to bite him and he now has problems with people who actually like him who are feeling frustrated. >> it is earlier you brought up the notion of the self-inflicted issues. some something we were watching last night david gergen four-time working in the white house david gergen here made this observation. let's roll it. >> i think they came
they don't want you to mention george w. bush. he gave us record deficits and have taken a while to dig out and people understand that obama inherited a bunch of problems. we have been patient with him trying to rebuild sxwr we a. >> we are talking about obama care. this has nothing to do with president bush, this is this president. >> why his numbers have been high despite some of the problems. i agree with you right now. this glitchy rollout has been harmful to him with people who...